Main Text Chapter 799 Guan Zhang
Miao Yi said: "That's not what I meant. I just think that it's not a good idea for you to sell things in the Commander's Mansion. Sooner or later, someone will criticize you for it. So I have an idea. You might as well put the things in front of the Zhengqi Grocery Store. We will leave a good spot for you."
Xiahou Longcheng was happy and laughed: "Why do you have to put the things in front of your shop? Can't this commander find a good spot in front of other shops?"
Miao Yi was silent for a while, "Of course there are benefits that other shops can't give. As long as you put the things in front of the Zhengqi Grocery Store, I will sell you one more piece of jewelry every day."
Xiahou Longcheng said: "You should keep it and sell it slowly!"
He's not here for money! Miao Yi's mind suddenly flashed this thought, and his pupils suddenly shrank. He finally realized something and finally confirmed that someone was really messing with him. This should not be a method that Xiahou Longcheng could come up with. It's not that business people can't figure out the situation and can't get such a precise pulse to start with!
Who would make things difficult for me? I don't have many enemies in Tianjie, and the person who did the dirty work behind the scenes is about to be revealed!
Miao Yi didn't ask any more questions, and didn't want to say anything more, so he said goodbye directly, "In that case, I'll take my leave first."
"No hurry to leave!" Xiahou Longcheng stood up and said happily: "Brother Niu, shouldn't you return my things to me?"
Miao Yi was a little confused, and asked suspiciously: "What?"
Xiahou Longcheng said with a smirk: "Of course it's the IOU written by this commander! I made a small profit recently, and I can almost pay it back."
Miao Yi was silent, stared at him for a while, and slowly took out the jade disc and handed it over.
After Xiahou Longcheng took it in his hand and read it, he nodded slightly. It was indeed the IOU he wrote. Without saying anything, he crushed it in his hand. Huh, blew it. Patted the dust on his hands, waved his hand like nothing happened, and said: "You can go."
He didn't mean to pay back the money at all. The previous statement of paying back the money was clearly an attempt to trick the IOU out.
Miao Yi had expected the behavior of this bandit leader. Miao Yi said nothing, neither angry nor mad. He calmly bowed his hands and turned away.
This surprised Xiahou Longcheng. He had prepared something to say to Miao Yi. Damn it. I spent 10 million red crystals to buy a piece of jewelry from you, and you sold five pieces to Kou Wenlan, and sold them for 100 million. How can I feel bad!
Who knew Miao Yi didn't say anything, which made him feel uncomfortable...
Back to the street where the Zhengqi Grocery Store was, Miao Yi stood by the street, staring at the sign of the grocery store for a long time, and suddenly sighed to himself, "If Yang Qing was here, that guy might have a way!"
It's not a wise move to use force against the other party. I finally found a foothold here. If this place collapses, it will be useless even if I hide in the Zhengqi Gate of Wuxiang Star. The power of others can easily come over there to deal with me. I can't afford to offend the person who made suggestions to Xiahou Longcheng behind the scenes. Xiahou Longcheng's background may be more terrifying than that person. They are not people I can tear my face and force.
Others didn't tear their faces and force them, so I am even less qualified to tear my face and force them. If I really want to force them, I am not a match for them with their power. The current consequences are all caused by my lack of careful consideration and recklessness.
Since I have come here first, I must gain a foothold here first, so that it will be convenient to support others later.
There was another long silence. Miao Yi took a deep breath and looked up, as if he had made a decision. He walked back to the grocery store quickly.
At the beginning, Yu Ling Zhenren and Miao Yi were going to go back as soon as the business here was settled. But they didn't expect the business to be so good, and there were things one after another, so the two had to postpone their return and stay for a while longer, fearing that they couldn't cope with it here.
When Miao Yi went upstairs to find Yu Ling Zhenren, he saw someone he didn't want to see. He didn't expect that the disgusting Kou Wenlan came again and sat opposite Yu Ling Zhenren to drink tea.
"Brother Niu, you came at the right time. I just talked to Yu Ling Zhenren about your store. Yu Ling Zhenren said that she would wait for you to come before making a decision." Kou Wenlan smiled and tapped her lips with her handkerchief, then waved her handkerchief and asked her to sit down.
Miao Yi got goose bumps all over his body and glanced at Yu Ling Zhenren, who nodded slightly.
After sitting aside, Miao Yi asked, "I wonder if Commander Kou has any advice?"
Kou Wenlan smiled and said, "Stop talking nonsense, just be frank. I heard that Xiahou Longcheng has been picking on you guys recently. That bastard is really a piece of shit! I know that the reason why Zhengqi Grocery Store is in trouble must be related to the deal between Brother Niu and me. That bastard is taking revenge. Don't worry, Kou will not sit idly by and come to help you!"
"Oh!" Miao Yi said with interest, "I wonder how Commander Kou is going to help us?"
Kou Wenlan smiled and covered his mouth, "This is simple. Move the store to my Dongcheng District, in the territory under my jurisdiction. If Xiahou Longcheng dares to make trouble, I will make him pay. You don't have to worry about the store. I will find a way to find one for you. How about it?"
Yu Ling Zhenren had no objection to this. He thought it was good. The commander of Xicheng District was too unreliable. It was better to avoid him.
Miao Yi was silent for a while. Outsiders did not know the real situation. There was someone behind Xiahou Longcheng who was instigating him, and the commander Kou in front of him would probably obey the orders of that instigator. It would still be troublesome if he went to Dongcheng District.
The most important thing is that he doesn't want to get involved in the fight between Xiahou Longcheng and Kou Wenlan, the old enemies of love. If he stands on one side, he will become the enemy of the other side. At that time, Xiahou Longcheng may not be so "rules-abiding" to Miao Yi, and it is possible that he will find a way to kill him. Xiahou Longcheng can't do anything to Kou Wenlan because Kou Wenlan must have the capital to fight back. Miao Yi has no capital here. Zhengqi Sect can't protect him. Madam Biyue can do a little bit of work, but she doesn't need to protect you all the time.
Miao Yi also came from the officialdom and knew what the overall situation was. Madam Biyue would not make trouble with Xiahou Longcheng for a piece of jewelry.
"Zhengqi Grocery Store appreciates the kindness of Commander Kou. I just came from Commander Xiahou and have already negotiated with Commander Xiahou. He has promised not to embarrass us." Miao Yi declined the other party's kindness.
"Oh!" Kou Wenlan was quite surprised to hear this. "Since that's the case, just pretend I never said anything, but I have something to remind you. That grandson has been ill-educated since childhood and is a wicked beast. If he causes trouble for you again, you can come to me and move to my side. After all, this is his territory, and I can't cross the line and interfere."
"Thank you, Commander Kou, for your kindness. I'll thank you again when I have a chance!" Miao Yi bowed his hands and thanked him.
Kou Wenlan was not interested in staying here either, so he left. To put it bluntly, if he didn't want to put on an eye dropper for Xiahou Longcheng, he wouldn't have come here.
After sending Kou Wenlan away and returning, the head of Yuling asked, "Did Commander Xiahou really agree not to cause trouble?"
"Kou Wenlan is right. That guy is just a grandson. It would be strange if he agreed so easily. Not only did he not give in, he also insisted on destroying the IOU." Miao Yi was angry when he said this.
Master Yu Ling was surprised and asked, "Then why did you reject Kou Wenlan's kindness?"
"He has no relationship with us and he won't help us for no reason, so he doesn't have any good intentions. He wants to instigate us to move away and make a fool of Xiahou Longcheng..." Miao Yi repeated his previous concerns.
"What should we do?" Master Yu Ling was quite worried.
"We opened a grocery store, but we put the focus on jewelry. I did this to use jewelry to quickly open up the situation for the grocery store. In order to achieve this goal, I was a little unscrupulous. The trouble now is also caused by myself. I can't blame others. I wanted to drag on the popularity as much as possible to buy time for the grocery store to gain a foothold and open up the situation. Now someone has taken action to counterattack... Now I can only take advantage of the fact that people who come and go on Tianjie will still come to watch the fun, and while the popularity has not been completely destroyed by others, I must take this opportunity to find a way to force the focus back to the operation of the grocery store. Otherwise, it will be difficult to turn it around if time is delayed for a long time. I don't like to procrastinate."
Yu Ling Zhenren seemed to understand and asked: "Then you won't buy jewelry?"
Miao Yi shook his head and said: "Since it's a business, there is money to be made. Why not sell it? But we can't sell it like this anymore. Jewelry will go high-end in the future, and cut off the situation like Xiahou Longcheng. Let this kind of people have no profit, I would rather give money to bribe him. I can also get a favor, but he still doesn't appreciate it if he continues like this, bastard! Our business focus should be on the entire grocery store. Either don't do it, or do it to the best of your ability. We can't use the gimmick of jewelry to attract popularity. This won't last long. The grocery store itself should be a highlight. When customers come to Tianjie, they first think of shopping in our grocery store. Only then can it be considered successful. We have taken the opportunity to accumulate a large and diverse range of goods during this period. With this foundation, the possibility of success is still very high! "
"What do you want to do?"
"Close the store for three days first!" Miao Yi insisted, his eyes firm!
Soon, the Zhengqi Grocery Store put up a notice: Closed for three days!
As soon as the grocery store was closed and the notice was posted, the new visitors who kept hearing the news naturally gradually dispersed.
Tianxianglou, as soon as the news of the grocery store closing came, Xu Mama, Xue Linglong and Huangfu Junmai immediately rushed to the window adjacent to the grocery store. Looking from the fifth floor, the strong popularity gathered outside the grocery store finally dispersed, and only a few people were still wandering around.
Xue Linglong said in surprise, "It seems that it is really closed."
Huangfu Junmen looked down and smiled slightly, "He took advantage of others by some unorthodox means, and he didn't know how high the sky was and how deep the earth was, thinking that he could take advantage of anyone. Now he knows what it means to shoot himself in the foot, otherwise he really thought that with Madam Biyue's inscription, everything would be fine!"
Mother Xu tilted her head and asked, "Did you, Huangfu, ask Commander Xiahou to deliberately cause trouble for the grocery store?"
Huangfu Junmen smiled and said, "Niu Youde sold five pieces of jewelry to Kou Wenlan, and Xiahou felt uncomfortable. However, with the signboard with Madam Biyue's inscription, Xiahou didn't dare to force it. I just asked someone to give Xiahou some advice on how to make easy money and vent his anger. I didn't expect it to close so soon."
Xue Linglong said, "Closed? Didn't you say it was only closed for three days?"
Huangfu Junmen: "He wanted to attract people to the grocery store with jewelry, but now Xiahou hit his soft spot. This popularity will not last long and will inevitably dissipate. Without popularity, can this grocery store with small profits but quick turnover continue to operate? Even if it reopens, I think this grocery store will have to change its business to specialize in jewelry, otherwise the huge financial pressure from various supply channels is not something a small Zhengqimen can bear, and it will definitely have to return the goods. Once it specializes in selling jewelry, it will not be called a grocery store. Wouldn't it embarrass Madam Biyue if it still hangs the sign of Madam Biyue? As long as the sign is changed, without Madam Biyue's sign, Xiahou will be hesitant. Let's see how Xiahou will deal with them. Closing the store is good. Xiahou is a person who will most likely find an excuse to close their store."
Mother Xu's expression twitched, and she found that it was still the simplicity of doing business like hers.
Xue Linglong smiled bitterly and shook her head, "What if he can still run the grocery store well?"
"If he can still run the grocery store well, then even if he has the ability, I will fulfill the bet I made with my sister last time and really marry him!" As soon as the words came out, Huangfu Junman felt that her words seemed a bit rash, and quickly added, "But the premise is that he can not rely on the help of outsiders." (To be continued)